Spillway of swollen Mississippi River open near New Orleans

Monday, January 11, 2016

NEW ORLEANS -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers opened a major spillway Sunday near New Orleans for the first time in nearly five years, seeking to decrease the vast flow of the swollen Mississippi River as a safeguard to the low-lying city.

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